Martin Louis GRAHAM

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21 May 1893 , Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Died

28 October 1963 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA

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Martin GRAHAM Annie Mary CURWIN

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Born: 21 May 1893 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Martin GRAHAM

Mother: Annie Mary CURWIN

Maternal grandparents: James CURWIN , Catherine HOEY

Martin Louis was a soldier in World War I.
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Martin Louis married Alice G WALSH abt. 1920 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alice G WALSH was born 8 February 1897 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. Alice G died 13 March 1988 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Alice G was the child of Edward Joseph WALSH and Ella "Ellen" Ernestine BERGMANN.

Martin Louis GRAHAM died 28 October 1963 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.

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Martin Louis GRAHAM married

Alice G WALSH
Marriage date: abt. 1920
Marriage place: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
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Alice G WALSH was the child of Edward Joseph WALSH and Ella "Ellen" Ernestine BERGMANN

Marriage notes:

Name: Martin L Graham

Marriage Year: 1920

Marriage Place: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Index Volume Number: 79

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.79

Name: Alice G Walsh

Marriage Year: 1920

Marriage Place: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Index Volume Number: 85

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.85

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Martin Louis GRAHAM and Alice G WALSH

Robert M GRAHAM

Born: 17 September 1922, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 February 2009, Lady Lake, Florida, USA

Married: Cecelia F KLATECKI 1946 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA

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1893 Birth

Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
Name: Martin Graham
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Event Date: 21 May 1893
Event Place: Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts
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volume/ page/ certificate number: 407
Film Number: 1651223
Digital Folder Number: 4341215
Image Number: 412

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1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Martin Graham
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Residence: Dudley Town (east part), Worcester, Massachusetts
Birth Date: May 1893
birthPlace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Son
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father Name: Martin Graham
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father birthPlace: Ireland
mother Name: Annie M Graham
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mother birthPlace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Martin Graham
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
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enumeration District: 1604
Sheet Number and Letter: 7B
Household ID: 136
reference number: 84
gsu Film Number: 1240691
Image Number: 00298
Household Gender Age
parent Martin Graham M
parent Annie M Graham F
James W Graham M
Catharine E Graham F
Mary A Graham F
Martin Graham M
Anna T Graham F

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

Military Service

Name: Martin Louis L Graham
Rank: Pvt Cook
Birth Date: 21 May 1893
Service Number: 134721
Service Branch: Air Force
Unit: Battery B 102 Field Artillery
Enlistment Date: 25 Jul 1917
Discharge Date: 29 Apr 1919
Death Date: 28 Oct 1963
Cemetery: Calvary Cem
Cemetery Location: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Name: Martin Louis L Graham
Rank: Pvt Cook
Birth Date: 21 May 1893
Service Number: 134721
Service Branch: Air Force
Unit: Battery B 102 Field Artillery
Enlistment Date: 25 Jul 1917
Discharge Date: 29 Apr 1919
Death Date: 28 Oct 1963
Cemetery: Calvary Cem
Cemetery Location: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Name: Martin L Graham
Record Type: Military Service
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1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1917 World War I Draft Registration

Name: Martin L Graham
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
Event Place: Southbridge City no 10, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 May 1893
birthPlace: Dudley, Massachusetts, United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
Film Number: 1684523
Digital Folder Number: 005216152
Image Number: 05561

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZND-934 : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Martin L Graham, .

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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

Military Service

Name: Martin L Graham
Record Type: Military Service
Birth Date: 23 May 1893
Military Date: 29 Apr 1919
Residence Place: Webster, Massachusetts
Death Date: 28 Oct 1963

Ancestry.com. U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT. USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.

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1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 Birth of Child
Robert M GRAHAM was born 17 September 1922, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Martin Louis was 29 years old.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Martin L Graham
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1894
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: Ireland
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 293
family number: 600
Sheet Number and Letter: 25B
Line Number: 72
nara publication: T626, roll 966
Film Number: 2340701
Digital Folder Number: 4607702
Image Number: 00853
Household Gender Age
Martin L Graham M 36
spouse Alice G Graham F 33
child Robert M Graham M 7

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts

291 High Street
Graham Martin, head, 46, b. MA, percher, woolen mill, $1160
Graham Alice, wife, 43, b. MA, mender, woolen mill, $475
Graham Robert, son, 17, b. MA, janitor helpler, N. Y. A. work, $30
Welch Ellen, mother-in-law, 71, widowed, b. MA

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Martin Louis GRAHAM - white 5 10 1/2 tall blue eyes 135 lbs red hair light complexion mole on left forehead

white
5' 10 1/ 2" tall
blue eyes
135 lbs
red hair
light complexion
mole on left forehead

FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
The Draft

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - Webster, Massachusetts

Name: Martyn Graham
Age: 55
Birth Date: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 175
Household Members Age Relationship
Martyn Graham 55 Head
Alice Graham
51 Wife
Ella Walsh
80 Mother-in-law

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1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.